Patents by Inventor Yoshitaka Fuwamoto

Yoshitaka Fuwamoto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11702006
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a light emitting device having a light emitting portion that is linear and that is provided at a front side of a vehicle cabin such that direct light that is emitted can be seen by a driver. The light emitting portion is disposed at a height position that is configured to be further toward a lower side than a visual field of the driver in a case in which the driver drives while looking straight ahead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Fuwamoto, Arata Takada, Masayuki Azuma, Eri Minamino, Tsuyoshi Oba
  • Patent number: 11634150
    Abstract: A display device includes an electronic control unit configured to: obtain a traveling plan from an automatic driving system of a vehicle, the traveling plan including a course of the vehicle under automatic drive control of the automatic driving system; obtain, from the automatic driving system, a system confidence level of the automatic drive control calculated based on at least an external environment around the vehicle; and display, on a display, a pointer as an image indicating the course during the automatic drive control in a display mode set based on the system confidence level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sayaka Ono, Yoshitaka Fuwamoto
  • Publication number: 20230022634
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a light emitting device having a light emitting portion that is linear and that is provided at a front side of a vehicle cabin such that direct light that is emitted can be seen by a driver. The light emitting portion is disposed at a height position that is configured to be further toward a lower side than a visual field of the driver in a case in which the driver drives while looking straight ahead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshitaka FUWAMOTO, Arata TAKADA, Masayuki AZUMA, Eri MINAMINO, Tsuyoshi OBA
  • Patent number: 11541753
    Abstract: A vehicular pedal device includes a stroke characteristic control unit that controls a stroke characteristic of the vehicular pedal with respect to a pedaling force of a driver. the stroke characteristic control unit changes the stroke characteristic of the vehicular pedal to a stepped stroke characteristic when the vehicle is under automatic speed control, and the stepped stroke characteristic has a stepping force step corresponding to an override stroke position at which override of automatic speed control is started by operation of the vehicular pedal by the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Fuwamoto, Tomoyuki Kuriyama
  • Publication number: 20220297717
    Abstract: A display device includes an electronic control unit configured to: obtain a traveling plan from an automatic driving system of a vehicle, the traveling plan including a course of the vehicle under automatic drive control of the automatic driving system; obtain, from the automatic driving system, a system confidence level of the automatic drive control calculated based on at least an external environment around the vehicle; and display, on a display, a pointer as an image indicating the course during the automatic drive control in a display mode set based on the system confidence level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sayaka Ono, Yoshitaka Fuwamoto
  • Patent number: 11390293
    Abstract: A display device includes an electronic control unit configured to: obtain a traveling plan from an automatic driving system of a vehicle, the traveling plan including a course of the vehicle under automatic drive control of the automatic driving system; obtain, from the automatic driving system, a system confidence level of the automatic drive control calculated based on at least an external environment around the vehicle; and display, on a display, a pointer as an image indicating the course during the automatic drive control in a display mode set based on the system confidence level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Sayaka Ono, Yoshitaka Fuwamoto
  • Patent number: 11393196
    Abstract: An assistance device enabling communication with a wearable device includes: a memory; and a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to acquire line-of-sight information about a line of sight of a user wearing the wearable device, based on the line-of-sight information, generate blind region state information indicating a state of a blind region shielded by a shielding object in a visual field region of the user, and output the blind region state information to the wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Itoh, Hitoshi Kumon, Shuntaro Shinohara, Yoshitaka Fuwamoto, Shioya Kageyama, Shintaro Inoue, Kiyofumi Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20210086614
    Abstract: A vehicular pedal device includes a stroke characteristic control unit that controls a stroke characteristic of the vehicular pedal with respect to a pedaling force of a driver. the stroke characteristic control unit changes the stroke characteristic of the vehicular pedal to a stepped stroke characteristic when the vehicle is under automatic speed control, and the stepped stroke characteristic has a stepping force step corresponding to an override stroke position at which override of automatic speed control is started by operation of the vehicular pedal by the driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Fuwamoto, Tomoyuki Kuriyama
  • Publication number: 20200184220
    Abstract: An assistance device enabling communication with a wearable device includes: a memory; and a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to acquire line-of-sight information about a line of sight of a user wearing the wearable device, based on the line-of-sight information, generate blind region state information indicating a state of a blind region shielded by a shielding object in a visual field region of the user, and output the blind region state information to the wearable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Kazuhiro ITOH, Hitoshi Kumon, Shuntaro Shinohara, Yoshitaka Fuwamoto, Shioya Kageyama, Shintaro Inoue, Kiyofumi Nakajima
  • Publication number: 20200114933
    Abstract: A display device includes an electronic control unit configured to: obtain a traveling plan from an automatic driving system of a vehicle, the traveling plan including a course of the vehicle under automatic drive control of the automatic driving system; obtain, from the automatic driving system, a system confidence level of the automatic drive control calculated based on at least an external environment around the vehicle; and display, on a display, a pointer as an image indicating the course during the automatic drive control in a display mode set based on the system confidence level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sayaka Ono, Yoshitaka Fuwamoto
  • Publication number: 20190248287
    Abstract: A display device includes a traveling state recognition unit configured to recognize a traveling state of a vehicle, an intervening driving manipulation recognition unit configured to recognize intervention in a driving manipulation by a driver of the vehicle during autonomous driving control, a trajectory acquisition unit configured to acquire a trajectory of the autonomous driving control, a first calculation unit configured to calculate a first path of the vehicle if an amount of intervention in the driving manipulation is maintained, a second calculation unit configured to calculate a second path of the vehicle due to the autonomous driving control based on the trajectory; and a display control unit configured to cause a first pointer showing the first path and a second pointer showing the second path to be displayed on an in-vehicle display when the intervention in the driving manipulation during the autonomous driving control is recognized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Sayaka Ono, Yoshitaka Fuwamoto, Hitoshi Kumon, Takayuki Iwamoto, Hiroki Mori, Takuji Narumi, Shunsuke Kondo, Tomohiro Tanikawa, Michitaka Hirose
  • Patent number: 8684938
    Abstract: A biological condition evaluation apparatus determines a symptom of a heart abnormality based on at least one index calculated from a heartbeat interval and/or a pulse interval. The apparatus determines whether it is in a referential period where an amount of change in the index is comparatively small. The apparatus determines whether a plurality of conditions are satisfied or not in an evaluation period set after the referential period. One condition is that an amount of change in the index in the evaluation period is greater than that observed during the referential period. Another condition is that a rate of change in the index is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. The apparatus determines that there is a symptom of a heart abnormality, when both the conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, Nippon Medical School Foundation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Sakai, Shinji Nanba, Takao Katoh, Motohisa Osaka, Yoshitaka Fuwamoto
  • Publication number: 20130261477
    Abstract: An in-vehicle electrocardiograph device includes: a direct electrode that is used to detect an electric potential of a body of a vehicle occupant in a state in which the direct electrode contacts a skin of the occupant; a capacitive-coupled electrode that is used to detect the electric potential of the body of the occupant in a state in which the capacitive-coupled electrode does not contact the skin of the occupant; and an electrocardiographic waveform determination unit that determines an electrocardiographic waveform of the occupant based on an electric potential at the direct electrode and an electric potential at the capacitive-coupled electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicants: The Ritsumeikan Trust, Toyota Jidosha kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshitaka FUWAMOTO, Masaaki MAKIKAWA, Yuta ITO, Toshiyuki MATSUDA, Takashi KOMURA, Taiji KAWACHI
  • Patent number: 7945313
    Abstract: An heart rhythm monitoring device for a vehicle, which determines whether a driver has an arrhythmia includes a vehicle state determining portion that determines whether the vehicle is stopped; an electrode arranged on a steering wheel in a position where the driver grips the steering wheel; an electrocardiogram waveform obtaining portion that obtains a first electrocardiogram waveform from the electrode; and a signal processing and calculating portion that determines whether the heart rhythm of the driver is erratic based on the first electrocardiogram waveform. When the vehicle is in motion, the signal processing and calculating portion determines whether the heart rhythm of the driver is erratic based on the waveform component that is strong with respect to noise in the first electrocardiogram waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Nippon Medical School Foundation, Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Fuwamoto, Takao Katoh, Tsuyoshi Nakagawa, Taiji Kawachi
  • Publication number: 20100185101
    Abstract: A biological condition evaluation apparatus determines a symptom of a heart abnormality based on at least one index calculated from a heartbeat interval and/or a pulse interval. The apparatus determines whether it is in a referential period where an amount of change in the index is comparatively small. The apparatus determines whether a plurality of conditions are satisfied or not in an evaluation period set after the referential period. One condition is that an amount of change in the index in the evaluation period is greater than that observed during the referential period. Another condition is that a rate of change in the index is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. The apparatus determines that there is a symptom of a heart abnormality, when both the conditions are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuhiro SAKAI, Shinji NANBA, Takao KATOH, Motohisa OSAKA, Yoshitaka FUWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20100049068
    Abstract: An in-vehicle electrocardiograph device includes: a direct electrode that is used to detect an electric potential of a body of a vehicle occupant in a state in which the direct electrode contacts a skin of the occupant; a capacitive-coupled electrode that is used to detect the electric potential of the body of the occupant in a state in which the capacitive-coupled electrode does not contact the skin of the occupant; and an electrocardiographic waveform determination unit that determines an electrocardiographic waveform of the occupant based on an electric potential at the direct electrode and an electric potential at the capacitive-coupled electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Yoshitaka FUWAMOTO, Masaaki Makikawa, Yuta Ito, Toshiyuki Matsuda, Takashi Komura, Taiji Kawachi
  • Publication number: 20070265540
    Abstract: An heart rhythm monitoring device for a vehicle, which determines whether a driver has an arrhythmia includes a vehicle state determining portion that determines whether the vehicle is stopped; an electrode arranged on a steering wheel in a position where the driver grips the steering wheel; an electrocardiogram waveform obtaining portion that obtains a first electrocardiogram waveform from the electrode; and a signal processing and calculating portion that determines whether the heart rhythm of the driver is erratic based on the first electrocardiogram waveform. When the vehicle is in motion, the signal processing and calculating portion determines whether the heart rhythm of the driver is erratic based on the waveform component that is strong with respect to noise in the first electrocardiogram waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Fuwamoto, Takao Katoh, Tsuyoshi Nakagawa, Taiji Kawachi